independent

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive independent

Comparative more independent

Superlative most independent

1. If something or someone is independent, they are free; they are not dependent on anything.

Synonyms

• free

Antonyms

• dependent
• contingent

Related words

• independently
• independence

Noun

Singular independent

Plural independents

1. An independent is a person who does not relies on another person for support.

   The USA declared itself independent from Britain in 1776.

Synonyms

• individual